What a start to the fundraising!

An amazing day with an amazing end result.
All the hard work and preparation paid off on Friday as the first event in the Holt RFC Under 14s Tour To Morocco got under way at Liz and Marc Mackenzie's Links Hotel at West Runton.
http://www.links-hotel.co.uk/

The teams gathered, the banter started and the fun began. A variety of players and skill levels were on show for the day, some better equipped than others. Some more experienced than others. Some just there to have fun and enjoy the day.

After all the serious stuff a quick brush up and change of clothes it was time to head to the bar and repay the hospitality of Marc and Liz, who had not only provided the course and facilities free of charge but also a lunch for the players and a superb evening dinner. Not only that they were on hand all day making sure everything ran so smoothly, supported by their three boys, Alex, Callum and Robert, who all pitched in.

The players were joined by partners and other supporters for the evening to hear the tales of 'daring-do' from the day, long putts that trickled in securing birdies and eagles, drives that sailed majestically over the fairways as well as those that spent a fair amount of the afternoon in the gorse retrieving balls and the holes that took perhaps a few more shots than intended.

Raffle tickets were sold, including a special raffle for a signed England Rugby shirt, which was won by Tina Casburn. Then came the auction of three great prizes; A golf day and dinner for a group at Dunston Hall, A pile of tickets for Saracens and collectable Canary to mark NCFC returning to the Premiership. All items were fiercely contested and well auctioned off by MC for the day Mark Simmons, who deserves a lot of thanks for chiefly organising such a super event.

The evening continued and the bar was well serviced! There were some sore heads in the morning but these soon cleared when Liz totted up the profit for the evening which came in at over £3,000!! Absolutely amazing and a massive thank you to everyone who supported, helped, attended, bid, bought raffle tickets and gave us all such a superb start to the fund raising.

We're on our way. Watch out for the next event and find out how you can help.

FUND RAISING DIARY OF EVENTS

Golf Day at The Links Hotel, West Runton.
Friday 15th July. 18 holes of Golf followed by a dinner in the evening. An exciting start to the fund raising events with thanks to all the sponsors, raffle prize donations and especially to Marc and Liz Mackenzie for generously donating all facilities, light brunch and dinner on the day. Please ensure you return their hospitality at the bar.

Bag Packing.
We are very keen that the boys take ownership of raising some funds too, and to that end are planning a bag packing session at a local Supermarket or two in December.

Sponsored Walk.
October half term. A sponsored walk is planned along the Coastal Path. Another chance
for the boys to do their bit and gather as much sponsorship as they can, to help fund this unique opportunity.

Race Night.
November, date and venue to be confirmed. Time to lose your shirt. Opportunities to
sponsor races, name horses and then ultimately bet on the actual races. At the time of
going to press we can’t promise that John McCririck will be there.

Moroccan Night.
March, 2012. Jamal and Tracey Ghanbouri will be giving everybody a taste of what to expect when we all travel out to Marrakesh and Casablanca next April.

All the above dates and details are subject to change and yet to be confirmed. For the latest updates
and information keep checking your emails or visit this blog. http://holtrfcunder13s.blogspot.com/